The Day in Pop Digest for 8/11: (MTV) Hours after reports surfaced that former "American Idol" champ Fantasia Barrino was admitted to a North Carolina hospital for a drug overdose after an apparent suicide attempt, Barrino's father and manager have said the singer is already on the road to recovery. "She's doing fine," Joseph Barrino told RadarOnline.com from his home in Greensboro, North Carolina. more(Billboard) Britney Spears is set to play a cameo role in an episode of TV musical comedy "Glee" that will be devoted to the pop star's music more
(BBC) Jay-Z spoof removed from YouTube Hit internet video parody Newport State Of Mind is removed from YouTube due to a copyright claim by EMI. more
(ASB) Songwriter Mike Stock has condemned Britney Spears and Lady GaGa for their raunchy music videos, insisting modern pop stars are bad role models for young children. He says, "The music industry has gone too far. It's not about me being old fashioned. It's about keeping values that are important in the modern world. These days you can't watch modern stars - like Britney Spears or Lady Gaga - with a two-year-old. 99 per cent of the charts is R&B and 99 per cent of that is soft pornography." more
(Yahoo) Netflix Inc. has reached a five-year deal worth nearly $1 billion to stream movies from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM online starting Sept. 1 more
(ASB) Kanye West reportedly is going to attend this year's MTV Video Music Awards despite what he did last year for embarrassing Taylor Swift with his rude interruption. The rap mogul is expected to take the stage for a live performance, Us Magazine reported. more
(Billboard) Katy Perry goes on a fantasy-fueled joyride in her new "Teenage Dream" video, which premiered today on MTV. In the clip, Perry and her hunky love interest go from the convertible to the beach to the bedroom in no time at all, as the pop star strips down to her underwear and sings, "Let's go all the way tonight/No regrets, just love." Wanna see? Go here
(ASB) "The Flintstones" has topped a poll of the most memorable children's TV theme songs. The opening music for the U.S. cartoon, about a stone age family, was named the most recognizable of any kids' program, pushing "Top Cat" into second place.
(Billboard) Reese Witherspoon who won an Oscar in 2005 for portraying June Carter in "Walk the Line," is pulling together an untitled biopic about Peggy Lee with writer-director Nora Ephron more
